Have you been interested in solar power but found it hard to get your questions answered? Most of us have had phone calls from sales people who haven’t had a clue about things like how many panels you need, how much you could realistically expect to save on your power bill and whether you should insist on components made in […]
Theatre Royal gets behind MASH+
Go Solar. Go Lok, Rob and Alysha+! Thanks Theatre Royal for being a major partner of MASH+ and the great attitude! And BTW, Lok says that the Theatre Royal will be getting solar panels pretty soon. Yay!
Cantwell Property Castlemaine lends support to MASH+
The Hub Foundation is pleased to have Cantwell Property Castlemaine on board as one of its major partners for MASH+, Mount Alexander Solar Homes, the solar bulk-buy offer for households in Mt Alexander Shire and nearby areas. Genevieve Cantwell says, “Many home buyers see solar panels as a real plus point when viewing potential properties. […]
Mayor launches new solar panels project in Shire
Mount Alexander Shire Mayor, Cr Michael Redden, has launched a new solar power project, Mount Alexander Solar Homes, or MASH+. MASH+ is a bulk-buy arrangement for local households in Mount Alexander Shire and nearby areas, using high quality solar panels and inverters, heavily discounted prices and as much local involvement as possible. According to Cr […]
Why the war on renewable energy?
Once a leader in renewable energy, Australia is now going against the tide. Claims that renewable energy is pushing up electricity prices are dishonest. As articles in last Saturday’s Age (14 June 2014) make clear the major cause of power price increases over the last few years has been the huge investment in transmission costs […]
Our Shire a Good Solar Citizen
Mount Alexander Shire has amongst the highest penetrations of solar power in Australia. Today 26% of our rooftops have solar panels on them, compared with only 10% in the whole of Australia. The bad news is that the peak was reached in 2011 when 764 solar systems were installed. That was the year local electricians quadrupled […]
